Blog
4 Apr 2022
Two years on
On the second anniversary of the inception of COG-UK, we reflect on the collective achievements of the members of our consortium, our experiences along the way, and the enduring impact...
Blog
30 Mar 2022
“It was unlike anything we had seen before”: How genomic sequencing can help us to prepare for future variants
Professor Emma Thomson, OBE, is one of the COG-UK researchers leading the sequencing and analysis of SARS-CoV-2 as it circulates in the UK. We spoke to Emma about her response...
Blog
24 Mar 2022
Exploring the mutational world of SARS-CoV-2
A recent publication from the consortium describes the creation of the COG-UK-Mutation Explorer, a tool that researchers have used to explore mutations in the UK’s SARS-CoV-2 genomic data and to...
Blog / Events / Videos / Women in COG
14 Mar 2022
International Women’s Day panel discussion: on building support networks, mentorship and enabling change
To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March, COG-UK hosted a panel discussion with Colby Benari, CEO of In2scienceUK, and Phoebe Reynolds – an alumnus, and now trustee, of their...
How global collaboration and genomics training will better prepare us to tackle COVID-19 variants and future pandemics
The global response to COVID-19 variants during the current pandemic has highlighted the need for open scientific collaboration. Providing training tools to help countries establish or expand their own SARS-CoV-2...
First-of-its-Kind Global COVID-19 Genomics Training Programme Launched
The first course in our new global training programme on SARS-CoV-2 genomics and biodata was launched on the 7th February, 2022.
News
15 Feb 2022
RAND Europe evaluation of the progress and impact of COG-UK
Over the past year, RAND Europe has been undertaking an evaluation of COG-UK to learn about the consortium's progress, evolution and impact. Read more for the press release and report
Blog
14 Feb 2022
61% of female COG-UK members say that COVID-19 has positively impacted their career – COG-UK celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science
61% of female COG-UK members say that COVID-19 has positively impacted their career. We ran a COG-UK membership survey to understand the impact that the pandemic has had on the...
Blog / Events / Videos / Women in COG
9 Feb 2022
“People say to me all the time ‘you don’t look like a typical scientist’…” – in conversation with Dr Maria Van Kerkhove
To kick off Women in COG in 2022, we speak to Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead at the World Health Organization (WHO), about the inspiration that led her...
Blog
8 Feb 2022
“Epidemiology and genomics go hand-in-hand”: How genomics is helping us to understand transmission of COVID-19 in universities.
Dr Dinesh Aggarwal spoke to us about his most recent publication, "Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in a UK university identifies dynamics of transmission".
Blog
7 Feb 2022
Chronicling COG-UK’s COVID-19 Contributions
The scientific response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in which the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium has played an important part, marks a period in history that will be reflected upon...
Blog / Events / Videos / Women in COG
22 Dec 2021
“COVID must not distract us from the fight for equality” – in conversation with Sir Jeremy Farrar
In the final instalment of our Women in COG series for 2021, Professor Sharon Peacock, Executive Director and Chair of COG-UK, and Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust,...
